The choice of the holiday date was determined by the events of the autumn of 1916, when Russia adopted the legal act “On Establishing Rules for Hunting Reserves,” regulating the procedure for the creation and operation of reserves. As a result, in the Trans-Baikal region on December 29, 1916 (January 11), the Russian national Barguzin Nature Reserve was established by an official government decision.

When they talk about this holiday, they recommend being extremely polite on this day, and trying to say the word “thank you” at least 100 times, and it doesn’t matter so much to whom - relatives, friends, work colleagues or complete strangers who have done something for you -or something pleasant and positive, even for money - for example, a salesperson in a supermarket provided you with quality service.

The purpose of this international holiday is to combat discrimination in employment. Depending on the type of activity of the organization and the characteristics of the staff, the reasons for discrimination can be religion, race, age, gender, or mental or physical disabilities.

World Sketchouting Day is celebrated on January 11th every year. The holiday is dedicated to sketches, which more and more people around the world are passionate about. Sketches are small visual recordings of ideas. Simply put - sketches, quick drawings, illustrated notes. Sketchnoting is the art of spontaneous, quick drawing.

Children with a rich imagination often make imaginary friends with whom they have a good time, sharing secrets and playing. Heroes of literary works, cartoon characters and simply imaginary creatures become a child’s secret friends. In adulthood, we make real friends who are trusted with small and big secrets.

On Christmastide, from the first star that rose on Christmas Eve until Epiphany, it was customary in Rus' to tell fortunes. For those who are ready to dream over a cup of aromatic drink and believe in predictions, a funny holiday has been established. Therefore, it is worth taking time and telling fortunes on January 11, using your own intuition to decipher the symbols or resorting to the help of professionals.

Republic Day of Albania

People believed that on this day all the evil spirits crawled out of their bodies and ran into the street, frightened those they met and tried in every possible way to harm humanity. Therefore, people avoided walking late in the evening of the Last Day. Signs of the weather for this day: if smoke spread along the ground, a blizzard was foreshadowed; if they saw that the horse was sleeping standing up, and the poultry climbed higher on a perch, they were preparing for severe frosts.

Orthodox holidays January 11:

Memorial Day of Saint Joseph the Betrothed

Bethlehem Infants Memorial Day

Memorial Day of St. Marcellus of Apamea